Question

Statements made by an eyewitness recorded in a report made by a police officer who was dispatched to the scene of a crime are admissible in court under the Public Records Exception to the Hearsay Rule.

a) True

b) False

Answer 1

Eyewitness statements recorded in a police report are not admissible in court under the Public Records Exception to the Hearsay Rule.

Step-by-step explanation:

The statement that eyewitness statements recorded in a report made by a police officer who was dispatched to the scene of a crime are admissible in court under the Public Records Exception to the Hearsay Rule is false.

In general, hearsay, which is testimony by one person about what another person has said, is generally inadmissible in a criminal trial. Although there are exceptions to the hearsay rule, the Public Records Exception does not apply to eyewitness statements recorded in police reports.

Instead, eyewitness testimony is usually considered direct evidence and must be given in a courtroom and be subject to cross-examination in order to be admissible in court.